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November 30, 2007 07:43  by Kris Abel

Euroball Although it can take a long time to load, Tipping Point is a puzzle adventure game that will certainly make it worth your while. Sitting in front of the television one night, you receive the strangest message through the television and with that you are whisked off to sandy beaches for a surreal trip full of animated characters and cerebral challenges. Can you help the mysterious person who has summoned you? Use your wits and mouse to click on everything you see, gather hidden items, and solves the puzzles to unlock secrets. There are currently two chapters to the game, with a third in the works soon. Created by Dan Russel-Pinson. [More]

November 30, 2007 06:42  by Kris Abel

EuroballHave you ever played table hockey with coins? Where you have to pass one coin through a pair until you reach the far end and try to shoot it through your freind's fingers for a goal? It's the same idea with Euroball, except we're talking European Football (Soccer). Use your mouse to pull back the main coin and release it through the other two to pass the ball across the table. There's special bonus zones where you can pick up extra time and score on the sides and when you reach the net you'll find your opponent using his fingers to try to block your shot. I love the finger referrees and cheerleaders that come out when you score. The commentary and use of table hardware is very clever. [More]

November 30, 2007 06:33  by Kris Abel

Leftover ChefIs your fridge full of bits and bites? Your cupboards populated with odds and ends? The Leftover Chef will help you find a recipe to use them all up. Just pick out all the odds and ends you have in your wares from the ingredients lists and then hit "Find Recipes" to have the Leftover Chef search it's database of recipes to find a match. You can also choose to just skip the process and look at all the top-rated and most popular recipes from their collection. [More]

November 29, 2007 07:27  by Kris Abel
From Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace & Gromit, Creature Discomforts is a new series of television ads designed to increase awareness towards the needs of the disabled. Inspired by their Creatures Comforts series, Aardman has interviewed a number of disabled individuals and have synched those sessions with their own animated animal characters. This is but one of four ads, you can watch the rest here. [More]
November 29, 2007 06:54  by Kris Abel

Pop Up cardsChildren's Book Artist Robert Sabuda has a fun set of instructions as to how you can craft you own pop-cards. He has designs for all ocassions with holiday designs that include a reindeer, Christmas tree, and angela, although depending upon your gift, the other designs might also be appropriate. Each one comes with printable templates and in-depth, step-by-step instructions, with pictures, on how to make them. And of course, there's nothing that says you can't decorate the blank white card designs in your own way. I like the shark and rabbit myself. Oh, and make sure to check out the Narnia Pop-Up card. [More]

November 29, 2007 06:43  by Kris Abel

TwitterLit"My first meeting with the man who would send me on my quest for the Haitian zombi poison occurred on a damp miserable winter's day in late February 1974", that's the first line from one of the books in my own collection and an example of the kind of snippet you can have sent to you twice each day by TwitterLit. The website uses the popular status update service Twitter (it lets you inform your social networking friends as to what your doing at any given moment) to broadcast the first lines from books as chosen by creator Debra Harmel. She doesn't provide you with the title at first, instead offering a link to the book's page on Amazon should you want to investigate it further. You don't need to sign up to Twitter to enjoy her service, she offers her literary broadcasts as RSS feeds too. I'm not sure why she uses a baby chick as her logo, but why not? Oh, and the book I grabbed my snippet from? Wade Davis' The Serpent And The Rainbow. [More]

November 28, 2007 07:15  by Kris Abel

Christmas With The SproutifartsA silly game designed for kids, Christmas With The Sproutifarts is about eating Brussel sprouts and passing wind. Your task is to drag-and-drop the bug-eyed sprouts from their flight across the kitchen table and into the waiting, hungry mouths of the Sproutifart family. The more sprouts you feed them, the more wind that will build up inside. The trick is to hold down the release button to allow the Sproutifart family to pass it out. As you advance in levels you'll find the sprouts harder to grab, you'll be given more family members to feed, and more and more wind to manage. [More]

November 28, 2007 06:57  by Kris Abel

FoodTubeAs the name suggests, FoodTube is a video-sharing website that specializes in videos about cooking and recipes. From pumpkin pies and Gingerbread houses to tailgate BBQ and Rum Nog, there's a wide variety of searchable clips to explore. If you don't want to record yourself with a camcorder or video cellphone, there's a blog feature you can use to simply post recipes, and they offer support for creating user channels and using RSS feeds. The main focus is the clips and although it's a relatively new site, they've amassed a large collection of videos already. [More]

November 28, 2007 06:38  by Kris Abel

Gizmoz Be A StarMore upload-your-photo fun with Gizmoz's new Be A Star feature where you can add your face and your friend's to a series of live action movies. You can star in a movie where you perform a fantastic skateboard jump, give lessons in defence as badly-dubbed Russian B-movie stars, or trip badly across the ice at a skating rink. It's an odd selection of movie choices and to work best you'll need to use a photo of yourself where're not smiling. The skateboard jump clips are the best of the bunch. [More]

November 27, 2007 07:05  by Kris Abel
Andrea Rose Georgenes was just two years-old when her ambitious rendition of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star was captured on tape and used to create this adorable animated holiday greeting for MudBubble Animation. Make sure to also check out this follow-up clip of Andrea Rose making her wish list. If you are curious to see what she looks like in real life, click here [More]